CHEMNAVIGATOR MOVES TO SUPPORT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS IN DATA PIPELINING

ChemNavigator Joins SciTegic Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Program

ChemNavigator announced today that it has joined SciTegic's independent software vendor (ISV) partner program to provide software compatibility between SciTegic's Pipeline Pilot™ program and ChemNavigator cheminformatics utility and virtual screening applications. Customers may now use Pipeline Pilot™ components and protocols to access ChemNavigator software and database products from within SciTegic's Pipeline Pilot™ framework, leading to more efficient and cost effective discovery processes.

SciTegic pioneered the large-scale data integration and processing techniques it calls "data pipelining" used for processing drug discovery data. SciTegic's Pipeline Pilot™ product is now employed by more than 150 pharmaceutical research organizations worldwide. ChemNavigator is one of 12 ISV partners and, through the agreement, will receive training, consulting and support from SciTegic to achieve high-quality integration. ChemNavigator's flagship product, the iResearch Library, is a database that tracks over 23 million chemical products used in early drug discovery. The iResearch Library is used by many global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies who already employ Pipeline Pilot™ to perform complex multi-step analyses on the millions of chemical structure records contained in the iResearch Library database.

"In seeking to better support its clients, ChemNavigator wants to provide its customers with more flexible options to access its software and iResearch Library products. Large scale work flow applications such as Pipeline Pilot™ have quickly become indispensable drug discovery informatics tools," said Duncan Beniston, director of sales and business development at ChemNavigator. "We are pleased to better serve our customers by providing Pipeline Pilot™ components and protocols for accessing our software products and processing iResearch Library data."

In the coming months, ChemNavigator plans to develop Pipeline Pilot™ protocols for use with its new 3D Protein-Ligand (3DPL) interaction analysis software. 3DPL is used to rapidly analyze millions of small molecules and select those that are likely to bind to the surface of a protein. "3DPL technology allows scientists to identify new biologically active compounds at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional drug discovery screening programs," stated Dr. Tad Hurst, chief technology officer for ChemNavigator. "Integration with SciTegic's Pipeline Pilot™ will allow companies to easily incorporate 3DPL compound selection into existing compound selection processes."

For additional information on using ChemNavigator software and database products with SciTegic's Pipeline Pilot™, come to the Products area of the Chemnavigator.com web site.

About ChemNavigator
ChemNavigator develops and markets scientific software and database technology. Our products and services are employed by over 40 pharmaceutical, biotech research and crop protection companies to cost effectively discover new biologically active compounds. Our competitive advantage is our unique ability to help our clients identify and procure novel chemical substances used in the discovery process at a fraction of the cost of traditional research. We provide a flexible and open business model through products, services and collaborative business arrangements.

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Scott Hutton, President & CEO
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